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  • 2013 Annual Safety Award winners announced

    Four of the Academy's Annual Safety Awards were presented to two individuals, one unit and one group by Lt. Gen. Johnson Dec. 11 in the Superintendent's conference room.The awards recognize outstanding individuals, units and groups for their contribution to the USAFA safety program. Individuals are

  • Cadets brief FalconSAT progress to staff, stakeholders

    Cadets in their senior capstone engineering program are briefing progress on the FalconSAT-6 and FalconSAT-7 spacecraft as well as on-going operations involving FalconSAT-3 today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.The event, hosted by the Departments of Astronautical Engineering and Physics, is the Fall 2013

  • Cadet cyber team showcases international prowess

    The Air Force Academy's Cyber Competition team placed first out of 47 teams in the western hemisphere, and fifth among 123 teams overall in the University of California Santa Barbara International Capture the Flag cyber competition Dec. 6. In the competition, each university team received an

  • Gone phishing: Look for red flags to avoid scams

    If you're looking to hook someone with a phishing scam, you have to be nefarious, one of a dozen cadets in the U.S. Air Force Academy's cyber operations course explained not too long ago. But if you're looking to avoid becoming a victim, all you have to do is keep an eye out for things that don't

  • ‘Firsties’ learn their future specialties

    The U.S. Air Force Academy's Class of 2014 learned their future Air Force jobs Wednesday.The 1,011 senior cadets received their Air Force Specialty Codes --- aka career fields -- through the Commandant of Cadets. Ninety-five percent of cadets received either their first, second or third choice of

  • U.S. Air Force Academy Band tunes up for holidays

    Tis the season for festive, jolly tunes to stream through the radio, your head and at the Academy. In the spirit of the holiday season, the U.S. Air Force Academy Band will perform its annual "Holly and the Ivy" concert at Air Academy High School Dec. 16 and 17 to spread holiday cheer, thank the

  • New vehicle inspection site opens for business

    The Academy officially opened its new Large Vehicle Inspection Site near the South Gate here with a big rig tractor trailer bursting through yellow police tape and driving into the site's large search bay on Dec. 2.Officials here say the site is a windfall when it comes to helping safeguard the more

  • 2010 grad dies from medical complications

    A 2010 Air Force Academy graduate assigned to Schriever Air Force Base died of medical complications Nov. 29 at Penrose Main Saint Francis Hospital in Colorado Springs.First Lt. Nicholas Goirigolzarri was assigned to the 50th Operations Group Standardization and Evaluation Division following a

  • Wingman Day: Focusing on Airmen, teamwork

     The 10th Air Base Wing hosted its Wingman Day here Nov. 14 to cast a spotlight on strengthening the Academy team and encourage its workforce to focus what many leaders here say is the institution's most valuable asset -- its people.The day-long event featured a variety of activities and